Riding the storm of Geo-politics/economics or Food Security: Stay tuned

As we head into the next quarters of 2025, it is with pleasure to announce a roster of high-caliber initiatives conducted by the Balkans & Black Sea Forum (BBSF) and the AgriBusiness Forum (ABF).

Don’t miss the opportunity to join as a speaker, sponsor, or delegate to gain insights, networking, sharpen the saw, and stay ahead of geopolitics, geoeconomics, intercultural dialogue, food & climate security, and agribusiness nexus (policies & provisions apply).

 

July & September 2025


Balkans & Black Sea Forum 2025 | 3rd Executive Roundtable

On July 2, 2025, the 3rd Executive Roundtable highlights “IMEC from potential to partnership”. Held under Chatham-house rule & by invitation only, and addressed to businesses, diplomats, thinktanks and policymakers aims at unveiling IMEC’s geopolitical, trade and economic opportunities between India, Middle Eastern countries, and Europe.

Website, Agenda, Speakers https://balkansblackseaforum.org/bbsf2025-exrt/


2nd Thessaly AgriBusiness Forum 2025

On September 30 to October 2, 2025, the 2nd Thessaly AgriBusiness Forum entitled “The Future of Thessaly agriculture in the Green & Digital Era” is held at the Municipal Art Gallery of Larissa, in cooperation with the Region of Thessaly, and Larissa Municipality. The Forum features 9 breaking sessions and 65 speakers from Greece and beyond, and addressed to businesses, farmers, cooperatives, banks, academics, and policymakers fostering dialogue and innovation at the heart of agricultural progress. https://agribusinessforum.org/


November 2025 – February 2026

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Revealing Portraits “Medea Symposium 2025”

On 12-16 November 2025, the international symposium «Medea, an endless journey to eternity» will take place at Michael Cacoyannis Foundation, aimed at illustrating the social, cultural, and political landscape of the time, and unveiling issues that remain strikingly relevant in the modern world. The event consists of a 2-day conference (12-13/11/2025), and Santa Medea, a 5-day exhibition (12-16/11/2025), addressed to businesses, actors/scientists, diplomats and academia. https://www.geo-routes.com/


8th International AgriBusiness Forum 2025

On November 27-28, 2025, the 8th international AgriBusiness Forum entitled “Agrifood systems & Entrepreneurship to address Food-Health-Environmental nexus in times of insecurity“, is held at the Athens Chamber of Commerce & Industry, featuring 9 roundtables and 60 actors from Greece & beyond, and addressed to businesses, farmers, banks, academics, and policymakers fostering dialogue and innovation at the heart of agrifood value chain. https://agribusinessforum.org/


Balkans & Black Sea Forum 2026 | 6th international edition

In February 2026 the 6th Balkans & Black Sea Forum entitled “Leadership, Security, Cooperation in a fragmented world” will be held at a time of numerous geo-political/economic, and power-shifting challenges influencing the global scene and endanger the social and economic equilibrium of regions. It will feature 8 pivotal roundtables addressed to leading business- & policy-makers, diplomats, ThinkTanks & academia. https://balkansblackseaforum.org/


Athens June 1,2025

Key takeaways & replays, from the AgriBusiness Forum 2024

Τι ακούσαμε σχετικά με το “Που βαδίζει η Ελληνική & Ευρωπαϊκή γεωργία” στο πλαίσιο της κλιματικής κρίσης, της επισιτιστικής ασφάλειας και της βιώσιμης ανάπτυξης?

What lessons learnt about “Quo Vadis Greek & European Agriculture” in the context of climate crisis, food security, blue & green economies?


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“Agricultural production & food resilience”, any light at the end of the tunnel?

… it’s only a few days the world celebrated and welcomed 2025!!! To explore if there is any light at the end of the tunnel about “agricultural production & food resilience”!!!

Wise listening to 6 experts delve into meaningful dialogues and debates over this matter.

https://youtu.be/z6va1-BTSyY


All content portraying “Quo Vadis Greek & European Agriculture” is available below

https://agribusinessforum.org/abf-2024/video-library/

Press Release, AgriBusiness Forum 2024

PRESS RELEASE

AgriBusiness Forum 2024

“Quo Vadis Greek & European Agriculture” in the digital era

Climate Crisis – Food Security – Blue & Green Economies


The 7th international AgriBusiness Forum entitled “Quo Vadis Greek & European Agriculture” will be held in the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry, on 21-22 November 2024, gathering high-level audience from businesses, embassies, cooperatives, policymakers, farmers, researchers & academia.

In this year’s edition, 60 prominent speakers in 8 high-caliber sessions will delve into meaningful dialogues and debates about the challenges burdening agrifood & environmental systems, the climate crisis, the uncertainties on food security, the disruptions to the supply chains, the consumers, the overexploitation of natural resources, the green & sustainable cities, while will remark the lack of brave policies with a holistic approach and the overdemanding EU Green Deal strategy.


Thursday, November 21, 2024

In the 1st session «European & national policies» the Israeli Ambassador Mr. Noam Katz, Brazil’s Ambassador Mr. Paulo Roberto França, and Mr. Philippe Merillon, Counsellor Agricultural Affairs for Greece, Croatia, Slovenia, and Dpt. Secretary-General at the Ministry of Agriculture & Food Sovereignty of France will discuss food security in the context of the climate crisis.


The 2nd session «Agricultural production & resilience of agri-food systems» will address the challenges of primary production and agriculture due to national policies and the Green Deal. It will further explore whether any solution at the end of the tunnel appears satisfactory for the future of farmers, the people, the environment, and food safety.


The 3rd session «Livestock under pressure», amidst the problems plaguing thousands of farmers and processors, will unfold the requirements and means for animal breeding and welfare, the traceability in imports, the quality controls in the dairy and meat sector, and the prerequisites of the CAP 2023-2027 .


The first day will conclude with the 4th session «Climate-Environmental challenges-risks» focusing on the climate crisis and the fast-growing and more often weather extremes hitting the planet. It will also focus on the ability to predict such events through high technologies, on ways to secure life & property, and on the limitations for increased public compensations of agricultural production in the near future.


Friday, November 22, 2024

The 5th session «Green & Sustainable Cities» will delve into the issues burdening the daily life of the people and what city residents may hope for, in terms of quality of life, greening management and expanding spaces for urban greenery, green innovation, reduction of CO2, tidiness, and noise rejection.


The 6th session «Business sector’s challenges» will unfold the prevailing conditions in businesses, including product development, cost and supply chain management, competition, geopolitics, and the stressful choices of the consumers across different market & price channels.


The 7th session «Transition & adaptation to the «blue» & «green» economy» will portray the imprint for responsible & sustainable economic development, the circular economy, the protection of the natural and marine environment, and the use of high-technology in meeting these goals.


The 8th session «The new order of A.I & technologies in agri-food systems» will lead to actors’ initiatives for boosting innovation, enhancing knowledge, creating ecosystems, showcasing models for incubation – interconnection and extroversion of start-ups, and providing examples from Europe & Israel, also from world’s second largest economy, China.


The AgriBusiness Forum 2024 will conclude with the 9th session, where all moderators will provide a summary of the panels and the conference outcomes. AgriBusiness Forum 2024 reports will be brought to the attention of all relevant national & international Organizations for further consideration.


The welcome remarks will be conveyed by Ms. Sophia Kounenaki-Efraimoglou, President, Athens Chamber of Commerce & Industry – Mr. Giannis Balakakis, Chair-AgriBusiness Forum & President-Geo Routes Institute NPO and Professor Sryros Flogaitis, Director General, European Public Law Organization


AgriBusiness Forum 2024 official language is Greek with simultaneous interpretation to/from English, will be broadcasted in real-time, while participation (physical or virtual) is subject to registration.

Partners of the AgriBusiness Forum 2024:

  • Steering partners: European Public Law Organization, Hellenic Development Bank, Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  • Sponsors: Interamerican, Athens Brewery, Syngenta, Constantakopoulos Foundation, Evotropia Economic Architectures, Efthymiadis Agrotechnologies, Interpretit, Gnomon Corporate Events, Ganis Organic Wines, Nektar, OLYMPOS, VIOLANTA, Coffee Breaks Catering
  • Collaborating organizations: Green Transition Forum, Hellenic Supermarkets Association, Sustainable Building Council Greece, Hellenic Dutch Association of Commerce & Industry, Balkans & Black Sea Forum, Hellenic Crop Protection Association, Hellenic PigFarmers Association
  • Media: Athens-Macedonian News Agency, Greek Farmer newspaper, Grill Magazine, Meat Place, Dairy News, Greek Diplomatic Life, Skywalker

AgriBusiness Forum is committed to advancing knowledge for the digitization & digital transformation of the agrifood value chain and pivotal platform for boosting innovation and integrating partnerships toward viable, sustainable, and resilient food systems in Greece and beyond. AgriBusiness Forum spans top-tier networking & learning activities, including conferences, masterclasses, and agrifood traction tours, while working with prestigious national, regional & international organizations.

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Quo Vadis Europe? A different understanding of geopolitics, geoeconomics, and food safety


The next Balkans & Black Sea Forum Executive Roundtable goes on July 10th, 2024, entitled “Peace & Security in EUrAsia: feasible, sustainable or an illusion”. Held under Chatham-house rules, restricted to experts and selected audience by invitation only, once again, it will give space for open, sincere and out-of-the-box dialogue & debate about the destabilizing situation in the Middle East & Eurasia.

 

https://balkansblackseaforum.org/bbsf-2024-balkans-amp-black-sea-forum-executive-roundtable-2024/


AgriBusiness Forum 7th international edition entitled “Quo Vadis Greek & European agriculture?” is held in Athens-GR on 21-22/11/2024, focused on the augmented uncertainties burdening the European agrifood value chains. High caliber experts unveil what needs to be done in terms of the EU & National policies, new CAP, Crop & Livestock production, Climate & Environment, Sustainable cities, Food systems’ safety-security, Financing, and from Inputs & Retail industries. Stay tuned!!!

 

https://agribusinessforum.org/

Key Takeaways & Conclusions, HCPA-AgriBusiness Forum 2023

The HCPA-AgriBusiness Forum 2023 entitled “Crop protection: a catalyst for agrifood systems transformation in the green & digital era” which was concluded on 5 November 2023 in Pieria-Greece, was proven to be a very successful conference in terms of content, participation and of messages for the modernization of the agrifood value chain.

Conference’s report featuring 26 major conclusions (currently in Greek), and selected photo material from the panels and the speakers of the HCPA-AgriBusiness Forum 2023 are available below:

CONCLUSIONS (in Greek) & PHOTO MATERIAL

Meanwhile, from today until Wednesday November 22, 2023 the videos of the conference will go live on the YouTube. Should you wish to view all 11 chapters of HCPA- AgriBusiness Forum 2023, you may subscribe below:

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Conference report and videos simultaneous translation in English will be available soon.

 

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